NRC is looking for aย Capacity Building Programme Specialistย to join theย Syria mission.ย The Capacity Building Programme aims to support the capacity of humanitarian actors including national responders that are authorised to provide information, counselling, and legal assistance services. The Capacity Building Programme engages in knowledge creation through legal analysis and the development of guidance for humanitarian activities, working closely with NRCs other core competencies.ย Through co-leadership of technical working groups, and through integrated programming with other core competencies, the Capacity Building Programme also provides information on issues including housing, land, and property (HLP) rights, support on civil documentation, and access to livelihoods and essential services.
Please note: This is not a Human Resources Department role.ย
ย What You Will Do
Lead on development of the Capacity Building (CB) strategy, MLFA development and revisions, proposals, and plans for NRC Syria Country Office (SCO) Management of the CB Programme team in the Syria Country Office, ensuring implementation of project deliverables and provision of technical support to Area Offices.ย Matrix management of CB Programme Coordinators/Team Leaders in both North and South Area Offices, and in new Area Offices as they develop. Guide the teams in developing systematic tools for day-to-day implementation, ensuring compliance with established guidelines and standards. This means developing/sharing and harmonising guidelines, process related documents, clarifying minimum standards and modalities and providing technical support and advice, Design and develop programme approaches and activities that can be piloted and expanded across Area Offices. Undertake regular field visits to monitor the quality of activity implementation across CB activities Participate in relevant project start-up, progress review, and closing meetings. In collaboration with M&E and CB Programme staff in the Area Offices, ensure overall quality of the programme. Produce regularย policy briefing papers andย analysis on HLP, Civil Documentation and other relevant issues.ย Supervise consultancies using technical experts to develop substantial thematic papers, and ensure the high quality of legal analysis, studies, guidance notes and other products. Ensure NRC participation in Protection and Shelter Sector meetings and continue NRCโs co-leadership of the HLP Technical Working Group and Civil Documentation Support Working Group, in consultation with the co-leads and membership of the groups. In consultation with NRC staff in the Middle East region, represent NRC in national forums inside and, at times, outside Syria addressing issues relating to Durable Solutions, and to other relevant technical issues.ย As part of the Programme Unit, coordinate with other Core Competencies for synergies and integrated programming. Liaise with the Advocacy Advisor, to ensure coherence and impact of advocacy related to Capacity Building Programme analysis, products, and activities.ย Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within CB, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation. Identify trends, technical standards, and donor priorities. Ensure that key learnings are extracted from CB implementation and incorporate them in CB programme and staff development processes. Ensure that NRCโs related activities are implemented within NRCโs Safe and Inclusive Programming (SIP) guidelines and action plans.What You Will Bring
What Makes This Position Attractive?
Entering the twelfth year of the conflict in 2022, more than half of the Syrian population remains displaced from their homes with 5.7 million refugees living abroad and another 6.9 million internally displaced persons inside Syria. Conflict and protracted mass population displacement, combined with severe economic downturn (fuelled by the impact of the Covid-19 crisis as well as the start of the Ukraine war in February 2022), depreciation of the Syrian pound, inflation with soaring food and fuel prices, loss of livelihoods, water crisis and drought and reduced food production have led to widespread poverty, food insecurity and increased deterioration of the humanitarian situation across Syria. Millions of children are still out of school and access to civil documentation has been severely curtailed, leaving an entire generation undocumented or under-documented and unable to effectively enjoy their right to legal identity and other basic rights. In 2022, 14.6 million people need humanitarian assistance inside the country, representing an increase of 1.2 million from 2021. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.ย What We Offer
Damascus, Syriaย duty station. 24-monthsย contract duration (with possibility of extension based on funding and performance) 40%ย travel, approximatelyto areas of Operation Seniorย Gradeย 9ย in NRCโs Salary Scale. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability. We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.Key Information - Please Take Note When Applying
We highly encourage you to learn more about the role: please review theย full Job Description here. Learn more aboutย NRCโs operation in Syriaย here. To apply as an internal candidate, click on the suitcase icon โI am an employeeโย on the top right of the page to be redirected to NRCโs internal career site. Apply by completing all the system-required fieldsย of your employment history, experience, responsibilities, and education in your application. Ensure toย attach your latest CV. Submit your application and CVย in English. When creating your profile, include your full name as per your passport. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to give detailed feedback to applicants who have not been shortlisted. For any queries, please email us atย mero.recruitment@nrc.noย with โCapacity Building Programme Specialistโ as the subject line. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.